“Sentiment was also supported by higher oil prices with the benchmark Brent crude futures at US$62.78 per barrel, up 19 US cents, or 0.3 per cent. The expectation that global oil demand will climb by 1.59 million barrels per day (bpd) this year, as announced by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries on Monday, lifted oil and gas counters,” the dealer said.

Heavyweights, Maybank was flat at RM10.06, Tenaga fell two sen to RM15.74, Petronas Chemical and CIMB were one sen lower at RM7.97 and RM6.89, respectively, while Public Bank added eight sen to RM22.02 and Nestle bagged 50 sen to RM116.80.